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Thursday, April 06, 2006

Dry Your Eyes (Skinner v. Martin)

Thanks to my favorite music tipster, I went on a quest yesterday to find a rare version of a song from The Streets that is one of Mike Skinner's most personal (and pretty) songs ever, now made even better.

"Dry Your Eyes" was featured on A Grand Don't Come For Free, but the specific version I was seeking featured Chris Martin from Coldplay providing the vocals for the hook. The result of the joint effort is a song makes me feel like something is broken inside; the strings eviscerate me.

It's got all the torrid music industry controversy, which makes it hard to find: Martin's label didn't want him guesting, so the track was yanked after a very brief window of radio play, and now it's off the record and very hush hush:

i am not a real fan of skinner, though i try. but i love chris's voice, especially when he is not doing his falsetto, and just sings in his actual register, like he does on this one. this is really cool. thanks!

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